April 19, 2012

Marrakesh: and a tale of friendships

I was thinking about friendships. How complex they are and how fragile. How they must be treated with respect. I think that the best friendships are a give and take. They aren't a give-give-give or a take-take-take. There's some sort of equilibrium.

I long for friends. Very much. But recently I find myself questioning some of my friendships -- worried about hidden agendas and saddened by slights. I’ve been finding solid ground in those friendships that date back years. But yet I crave new friends with new intimacies and new sharing. And so I wonder how to best navigate through this place that I’m in.

I would love to hear your advice or stories of your own friendships.

These two friends have known each other almost since birth and were delivered by the same doctor.

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Marrakesh: and a tale of friendships

I was thinking about friendships. How complex they are and how fragile. How they must be treated with respect. I think that the best friendships are a give and take. They aren't a give-give-give or a take-take-take. There's some sort of equilibrium.

I long for friends. Very much. But recently I find myself questioning some of my friendships -- worried about hidden agendas and saddened by slights. I’ve been finding solid ground in those friendships that date back years. But yet I crave new friends with new intimacies and new sharing. And so I wonder how to best navigate through this place that I’m in.

I would love to hear your advice or stories of your own friendships.

These two friends have known each other almost since birth and were delivered by the same doctor.